The Ballon d'Or, the highest award honoring the best player in football, is undergoing new changes to its rules, which will be implemented for the first time in the 2022 edition.

The first change is the date of the award, as it was previously awarded in January of each year, and honors the best player during the previous year, but this has changed dramatically.

The new award date has become October, and the players will not be residing during the year, but during the past season 2021-2022, to become a seasonal award, instead of an annual award.

Therefore, the evaluation of the players will be from August 2021 until August 2022, which is the period of the football season in Europe, in addition to the summer period, which may witness continental tournaments.

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